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STARTING IN 1960 AS A TINY SMALL SCALE UNIT EMPLOYING 5 WORKERS AND WITH 3 MACHINES THE COMPANY HAS AT PRESENT AN EMPLOYEE STRENGTH OF 250 AND ABOUT 70 MACHINES. THE COMPANY IS, PERHAPS, AMONGST THE HANDFUL OF SMALL SCALE UNITS WHICH FROM ITS VERY HUMBLE INCEPTION IN 1960 TOOK ON THE CHALLENGE OF MANUFACTURING THE PRODUCTS REQUIRING HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGY AND MADE A SUCCESS OF IT. THE COMPANY IS ONCE AGAIN, ONE OF THE FEW SMALL SCALE UNITS WHICH HAS NOT ONLY SURVIVED FOR MORE THAN 46 YEARS BUT HAS GROWN BOTH IN TERMS OF TURNOVER AND SOPHISTICATION OF ITS PRODUCTS. IN 1968 THE COMPANY EMPLOYED A GERMAN ENGINEER WHO WORKED WITH THE COMPANY FOR 5 ½ YEARS. HIS EMPLOYMENT WAS APPROVED BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. NO FOREIGN COLLABORATION WAS INVOLVED. UNDER HIM THE COMPANY TRAINED A CADRE OF INDIAN ENGINEERS WHO HAVE OVER THE YEARS DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED A RANGE OF IMPORT SUBSTITUTED PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE WON RECOGNITION FROM LARGE NUMBER OF USERS.IN 1977 THE COMPANY ENGAGED THE SERVICES OF M/S IBCON TO HELP THE MANAGEMENT IN PROFESSIONALISING ITS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. WITH THE HELP OF THE CONSULTANCY RENDERED BY M/S. IBCON. THE A COMPANY COMPLETELY PROFESSIONALISED ITSELF EMPLOYING QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.IN RECOGNITION OF THE COMPANY'S IMPORT SUBSTITUTION EFFORTS THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AWARDED THE COMPANY THE NATIONAL AWARD FOR IMPORT SUBSTITUTION IN 1977 FOR DEVELOPMENT OF HYDRAULIC JACKS FOR LIFTING OF AIR-CRAFTS. THE COMPANY HAS DEVELOPED A NUMBER OF IMPORT SUBSTITUTED HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENTS FOR INDIAN RAILWAYS OUT OF WHICH 5 RAILWAY TRACK MAINTENANCE ITEMS ARE APPROVED BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS, RAILWAY BOARD. APART FROM THIS IT HAS DEVELOPED A NUMBER OF SOPHISTICATED IMPORT SUBSTITUTED HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENTS FOR DEFENCE, INDIAN AIRLINES, AIR INDIA, INDIAN AERONAUTICS LTD., INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION, BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LTD., BHARAT EARTH MOVERS LTD., STEEL AUTHORITIES OF INDIA LTD., OIL AND NATURAL GAS COMMISSION, NTPC's.